On April 6, 1896, the Olympic Games were reborn in Athens, 1,500 years after Roman Emperor Theodosius I banned them in 393 A.D. to curb pagan traditions. At the opening ceremony, King Georgios I of ...

A One Roof Foundation initiative helped students at Olympic View Elementary gain initial access to skating lessons they might ...

The UCLA Bruins’ mascot has seen a remarkable evolution since the establishment of the school in 1919. UCLA’s mascots have ...

Influencers, retired players, Olympians, and even a nun. The greatest ceremonial first pitches can come from anyone.

Irish man Jack B Yeats' painting titled The Liffey Swim won a silver medal in the arts and culture category at the 1924 ...

Special Olympics Washington named Kent’s Martin Sortun Elementary as a National Special Olympics Unified Champions School.

When school meals became free for all students, Bobbie's Staff, which paid off meal debt, had to come up with a new mission.

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece — Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday and became the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in ...

Sebastian Coe's bid to become president of the International Olympic Committee has ended in defeat, with Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe winning the vote. Coe, 68, had said occupying the Olympic ...

The Round of 64 had some choppy play in games –– and in the booth. TNT announcer Jim Jackson had a slight gaffe on Thursday during Wofford’s 77-62 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers, calling ...

PYLOS, Greece : Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic ...